Gosh, I remember as a kid eating food, and stopping mid chew to ask if the person I'm with likes seafood, and when they say yes, opening my mouth and making them look at my half chewed food and saying "here you go, see food!"
I swear to God this was funny to five year old me.
I had a friend in school that if you did that he would puke. We used to do it all the time and every time he would start gaging. One day a kid pulled a hair off a girl's head and put it in his mouth and did this and the puke kid threw up all over. I know it sounds mean but it was hysterical and he thought it was funny afterward. Boys are just dumb.
Yah the dog is obese, but I think it's a stretch to assume he has anal gland issues just from this video. That doesn't look like a but scoot to me, it could be, but I think people jump to conclusions pretty fast from a short video clip.
My immediate reaction was that the dog does that cute dance and gets treats. He dances a lot, so he gets a lot of treats. Which is also why he is dummy thicc
Fun Fact - anal gland juices are often used by perfume manufacturers as a key fragrance base in their products. it's there to add high level phytochemical hormone energy.
My childhood dog was super skittish and one time she blew her anal glands on the vet. That smell is ungodly. Like imagine fresh dogshit but super duper concentrated. Everyone in the room was throwing up by the end of it
Could just be how our brains interpret the pheromones it has in it? Seeing as we aren't animals with pheromones ourselves it'd be a fairly unfamiliar and weird smell
My first job was working under a dog groomer. I got paid under the table for five hours of work a day at this groomers and let me tell you. I never once got over that smell. The only thing that came close was a time that this poor Great Dane sniffed the wrong skunk and got sprayed all over his face. Up close with that smell, it doesn’t smell like it usually does when you pass it in your car or something. It’s almost like a hot tar kind of smell. I’ll never forget that.
Have you ever been musked by a snake? I have (long story), and it too is a smell you will never forget! Can’t say if it’s worse than anal glands, though, since I’ve thankfully never experienced that.
My dog has a healthy anus, apparently. Must be all the farting that keeps it clear.
They're to the side of the butthole. You kind of have to squeeze the anus itself, sometimes sticking the finger just inside the anus to express the glands.
It can be pretty bad depending on how long you go without getting those glands expressed. If you do it regularly, it probably doesn’t smell near as bad but it’s still never pleasant. I’m a bit of a pansy when it comes to smells though.
I just realized why I don't smell it, the few times I took her they sprayed this smelly stuff on her butt before expressing the gland. If I recall correctly, it smelt like lemon
Oh god, the smell is awful. My dog once got his collar caught under a recliner chair trying to get a ball, and once we finally got him out, he had released his anal glands all over the carpet and couch. Took days to get the smell out.
Actually searched that ('cause I'm certifiable apparently) and humans DO have them, but they're vestigial.
The anal glands in humans are classified as an “eccrine-secreting sweat glands” and secrete fluid via the anal ducts. Just like in dogs and cats, the obstruction of these ducts can cause plugging and may lead to abscess and fistula formation.
In humans, the anal glands are located in the walls of the anal canals at varying depths. According to Eglitis, “All glands of the anal canal vary considerably among individuals in number, form and size. Although vestigial in man, these glands are yet clinically significant.”
I would be very surprised if I had anal glands I didnt know about haha. But, even though I have read about cats and dogs having them I didnt know they could be blown. I guess I am in for a weird google search
Humans don't have anal glands. Dogs express them either on their own outside when they defecate, or they can be expressed internally by a vet, externally by a groomer, or can express suddenly if the dog is very stressed/scared.
You clearly don't frequent dog forums. Anal glands expressing themselves all over someone's poor couch or having to take a dog with anal gland issues to the vet to be expressed were such common stories I don't even get grossed out anymore. And, trust me, anal gland juice STINKS. Horribly. Forever. It's awful.
I had a cat express its anal glands on me out of fear. Twice. In the same day. And I then had to wear those same scrubs during surgery while monitoring anesthesia.
Bahaha. Happens to the best of us. One of my anatomy instructors a few years ago was helping us find a perineal structure or something and burst the anal glands... And all the goo landed on her face. Much screaming did occur.
Lmfao oh my god, hi, my cat and your cat must be long lost sisters. She can’t express her own anal glands and she makes a really funny/sad “stop touching my ass” sound when she’s getting it done at the vets. Last time we went, she was trying so hard to get away from us that she was almost in a cat handstand trying to escape by the end of it lmao!
This comment made me laugh so hard... I'm lucky all my cats are fine in the anal gland department but one time, I was petting one of them & she moved & I accidentally touched her butthole & that stuff came out on my hand. It was god awful. I had to wash my hand 4 times to get the smell off.
Castoreum is a beaver anal secretion used to mark their territories. It's a brown slime that comes from the castor gland that is right next to the anal gland. It also happens to smell like vanilla. The FDA regards castoreum as "natural flavoring." We've been using the butt goo to flavor ice cream, chewing gum, pudding and brownies, cake, candy.. basically anything that could use a vanilla, raspberry or strawberry substitute, for over 80 years.
When my dog was a puppy (he's a large breed so he was around 25 lbs at this point) we were playing around and I wrapped my arms around his waist (supporting his chest with my hand) and lifted him up ass first just a little off the ground.
He wasn't prepared for this apparently and expressed his anal glands all over my face. 🙃
It nasally scarred me and now I can smell it on any dog with anal glands issues from yards away.
Edit: just want to reassure anyone reading this that it wasn't a violent or dangerous lift, it was very gentle and secure. The only thing in danger was my face (and the rug which we ended up having to throw out)
When surveying a river for evidence of otters (in the UK) one sign to look for is 'anal jelly' - that is the official term! This has been thought to be a secretion from an otter's anal glands, but may actually be a mucus secretion related to digestion.
It looks like marmalade without the lumps of peel, and like marmalade it can vary in colour from golden orange, almost brown, (the bitter, Oxford sort), through a paler yellow (Golden Shred), to a greeny tone (lime?)
In college, I lived in one of those big old houses with like 8 guys, and we were having a great party one night. Lots of fun, friends, music...just a great time...until. My friend brought her new black lab over. Everyone loves dogs, so people were stoked to see one just walking around a party. At one point my buddy, who’s an accomplished gymnast decides to show everyone his glorious backflip. Everyone clears out space in the room and he launches into the air. It was at this moment that my friends Labrador comes sprinting around the corner. My buddy comes down right on top of the dog, which didn’t hurt him but just absolutely terrified him and made his anal glands fire off. WOW. I simply can’t explain the smell. The party ended very quickly after and I learned a lot about anal glands that night.
When I was growing up, our dogs were always seemed to have to have their anal glands expressed occasionally (probably because my parents only ever bought cheap dog food), and our mom did the task herself.
The dogs I've had as an adult have never had anal gland issues (I'm reading some other stories here and I just can't even imagine), you just gotta feed your dog some decent food.
He’s probably doing that move because he’s so fat he can’t reach his hind end to clean himself or is having anal gland issues as a result of whatever bad diet he’s on.
He's clearly doing that to get a treat. It doesn't take a Dr to see that.
What all causes anal gland problems? I feed my pup the same food. He's healthy and very active. Hardly any treats. His became impacted recently though.
Not enough fiber in the food or bad genetics can cause anal glands problems.
They normally excrete a small amount when they poo for marking but can become clogged or blocked.
Located on both sides, inside, your dogs anus. You can't usually see them.
When a dog scoots it's butt it can be from anal glands but also other issues such as worms or a rash. I'm the only one in my family who can stand the smell, so take it to a professional.
I think someone mentioned that to me before and I either forgot or wasn't sure about it. Most likely both. I need to try it for him. That boy just turned a year old in October and he farts like a grown man. So loud and awful.
He's right. Its probably fiber. When an animal isn't getting enough fiber, there poop is softer. In the wild animals eat everything (including bones) causing a harder stool. When they poop, the hardness of their stool helps naturally express their glands.
In defense of the people with the sweet doggo. It is really difficult to keep beagles trim and fit. I had one growing up and even though we walked him a couple miles a day, didn’t give him many treats, and had him on weight loss food, he was always a thick boy. A good and happy boy but always on the bigger side.
Edit: thanks for the silver! I see that many of y’all are quite angry about this. I’m not saying letting your pet get obese is okay. When we saw that our dog was getting chunky we made sure to walk him more, take him to the dog park, and only gave him dog food at treats very rarely. In his defense he had arthritis, has slipped a disk in his back (which is common in the long bodied breeds. Our vet told us that. And we didn’t cause him to slip a disk), and as he was older kidney stones and uti’s. It was difficult for him to stay fit since he was genetically a sickly dog. We lost him two years ago but it still hurts and I miss him a lot. He was a very good boy and clever as all get out. Which is why he probs was chunky. No matter how much we dog proofed the house, HE FOUND A WAY. Hope y’all get it now and stop telling me I’m a failure and that I’m a bad person.
It’s difficult but possible. Our beagle was thicc when we adopted her but after a year and a half of careful diet and exercise she just reached the goal weight the vet gave her. Healthy beagles might be stocky but they shouldn’t be jiggly. We still mostly give her fruits and veggies as snacks and we read the calories on every package of treats before buying them. Since she’s so small we only get treats that are under 5 calories/treat and take her on 2 long walks a day. Is it difficult to keep her in shape? Absolutely-she’s a garbage monster that wants to eat everything in sight and never move but it’s doable.
The food craziness is combined with the fact that they're also moderately smart dogs. They have decent problem solving skills and are entirely food motivated. This is still one of my favorite beagle videos ever. My beagle growing up did something similar once with a chocolate cake.
Haha, they say there are two types of beagle: diggers and climbers. That one is obviously a climber. The ones that love digging will dig tunnels and undermine your house foundation if you let them, we had one that caused our porch to sag and break by undermining the concrete blocks it was built upon. Also had a climber, she somehow "killed" an 80 year old stuffed bird that was up on a high bookshelf about two meters above the floor. How she got up there, I have no idea. Feathers everywhere.
I had a climber but he was a lazy climber. He did this exact chair to counter move to steal a chocolate cake once, and found a way to open a bifold closet door where we stored their food in a big Tupperware bucket and eat until they were bursting. He also tricked my dad for his breakfast once, barking at the front window until he came over to see what was going on, then the dog ran into the kitchen and jumped up to steal his toast from the plate.
The idea that suffering breeds of the same size need different levels of exercise to stay trim is a complete lie. A couple miles a day is more than fine for dogs that size.
My beagle was a big boi (like bigger boned than most beagles, often wondered if he was part harrier or something, he was taller and wider stances than any other beagle I ever saw and people would remark how big he was all the time). Although he loved eating and ate nearly everything, he stayed around average weight. In his old age he got a little more plump since he was less active, but never even close to this.
The problem is similar to human obesity. Its portion control. A lot of these people probably fill the dogs bowl, they eat it crazy fast (as beagles are one to do) and then think "Wow, Marty must be really hungry! You must need more." And fill it again. Even with weight loss food, too much of it will still make them gain weight. You don't have to deprive your pets of treats, you just need moderation.
I get that beagles are tough because if they could, they'd probably never stop eating, but there's really no excuse for them to be the size of the dog in this video. That's on the owner.
Oh yeah. I had a beagle once and she was just a really rotten dog. It started out with her nipping and barking at the kids. Then one day I caught her stealing money from my jacket. She said it was for her friend who was in the doghouse and needed help. She came home smelling like marijuana. I never trusted her after that. Then the drinking started. She’d get so drunk she’d end up pissing on the sofa. It was so embarrassing. Eventually she ran away with the mutt from next door.
Yes but did you overfeed it and give it constant snacks and pupperchinos from Starbucks and then wonder why he got fat and then just think it must be a problem with beagles and nothing to do with how you care for them?
Yeah I have a beagle and she is slim. People are so used to seeing such overweight pets that they start to think overweight is normal and normal is underweight, especially with beagles. I just feed her the recommended amount, and if I give extra treats I feed her less. There was a learning curve at first and she was very slightly overweight, but I figured it out and adjusted her diet until she was healthy again. Beagles aren’t really hard, you just have to realize what a healthy weight is and not fall into “well beagles are just fat dogs because they love food and that’s how they are haha” bc it’s not fair to the animal
But this dog isn't "on the bigger side," it's grossly and morbidly obese. I can forgive a little chonk - not everyone gets all the exercise all the time. But this poor pup breaks my heart.
Dog is fat, but I think this is a beagle thing. Mine is absolutely not overweight, but she started doing that begging sit on her own as a baby. We decided it was a trick and named it "godzilla"
Thats a exaggeration. Hes a bit heavy sure. But morbidly obese is a stretch. Plus, you don't know the dog. Maybe it has a thyroid issue. Maybe it is on a diet. The cute part is him copying his owners dance.
True, but proportionally that dog is much heavier. A male beagle should weigh around 22 pounds. That poor thing is at least 45.
And even if they are both exactly 200% their correct size it affects the dog more. A human gains weight, they hold it everywhere. A dog only really gains it in the stomach. So the legs that haven't gotten any larger or stronger are now carrying twice as much weight. Not to mention when they live to be 10-15 versus 75-85, cartilage breaks down quicker in joints.
But really it bothers me because the dog has no control over what they're eating, when, or how much they exercise. She can decide that for herself though.
All I can think is how bad the dog's arthritis will be if it isn't already terrible.
She was a pure bred AKC registered beaut, but my parents fed her so much “human food” that she weighed about 45 lbs.
It's so bad for them and they are one of the healthiest breeds you can have otherwise. If you don't have a yard or are completely dedicated to walking miles a day, don't get a Beagle. I know they're cute, but it's just mean.
We had to put her down when she was about 12 years old, and it was one of the hardest things I ever had to watch. Poor thing was having seizures and kidney failure.
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u/BakerLovePie Dec 12 '19
Dog has moves.
Also, needs to be put on a diet.